North Korean Delegates Say They Were 'Literally Mugged' When Their Package Was Seized at JFK

North Korea accused U.S. officials of
confiscating a diplomatic package from a delegation at John F. Kennedy Airport
Sunday — describing it as an “illegal and heinous act of provocation,” The
Associated Press reported.

North Korean officials were returning from a U.N. conference on
disability rights Friday when they were “literally mugged,” according to the
Korean Central News Agency.

“At the airport, a group of more than 20 –
including those who claimed to be from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
and the police officers – made a violent assault like gangsters to take away
the diplomatic package from the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea]
diplomats who were in possession of a valid diplomatic courier certificate,” a
North Korean foreign ministry spokesperson told the news agency.

Multiple media items and packages were
confiscated from three North Koreans Sunday, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security official David Lapan said. The U.S. State Department said they were
not certified members of North Korea’s mission to the U.N and had no diplomatic
immunity, the report said.

North Korea’s spokesman said U.S officials used “physical
violence” when grabbing the diplomatic package.

“The package in question had no diplomatic
protection from inspection,” said Lapan. He continued to say that the North
Koreans tried to physically retrieve the package but DHS officers did not allow
them to do so.

“The reported aggression was initiated by the
North Koreans,” Lapan said. “The individuals were released without further
incident but subsequently refused to board their departing flight without the
items that had been seized.”

It still is unknown why the items were
confiscated, The Associated Press reported.

N Korea: Diplomats Mugged At JFK airport

N Korea: Diplomats Mugged At JFK airport

North Korea says delegates it sent to a United Nations\' conference in New York were \"literally mugged\" by US authorities as they tried to leave John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday.
In a report published Sunday, Pyongyang\'s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) accused US Department of Homeland Security officers and airport police of taking a diplomatic package away from the delegation, which it said carried a valid diplomatic courier certificate.
KCNA called the incident \"an illegal and heinous act of provocation,\" adding that US authorities behaved like \"gangsters.\"
The US Department of Homeland Security confirmed that a group of three North Koreans was confronted at JFK, but said they did not hold diplomatic status.
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\"According to the US State Department, the North Korean citizens were not accredited members of North Korea\'s Mission to the UN and had no entitlement to diplomatic immunity. The package in question had no diplomatic protection from inspection,\" a Homeland Security statement said.
\"DHS seized multiple media items and packages from the individuals, at which time the North Koreans attempted to physically retrieve the items but were prevented from doing so by DHS officers. The reported aggression was initiated by the North Koreans,\" the statement continued.
According the 1961 Vienna Convention, diplomatic couriers \"shall not be liable to any form of arrest or detention\" and the diplomatic bags they carry may not be opened or detained.
The conventi...

N Korea: Diplomats Mugged At JFK airport

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North Korea says delegates it sent to a United Nations\' conference in New York were \"literally mugged\" by US authorities as they tried to leave John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday.
In a report published Sunday, Pyongyang\'s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) accused US Department of Homeland Security officers and airport police of taking a diplomatic package away from the delegation, which it said carried a valid diplomatic courier certificate.
KCNA called the incident \"an illegal and heinous act of provocation,\" adding that US authorities behaved like \"gangsters.\"
The US Department of Homeland Security confirmed that a group of three North Koreans was confronted at JFK, but said they did not hold diplomatic status.
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\"According to the US State Department, the North Korean citizens were not accredited members of North Korea\'s Mission to the UN and had no entitlement to diplomatic immunity. The package in question had no diplomatic protection from inspection,\" a Homeland Security statement said.
\"DHS seized multiple media items and packages from the individuals, at which time the North Koreans attempted to physically retrieve the items but were prevented from doing so by DHS officers. The reported aggression was initiated by the North Koreans,\" the statement continued.
According the 1961 Vienna Convention, diplomatic couriers \"shall not be liable to any form of arrest or detention\" and the diplomatic bags they carry may not be opened or detained.
The conventi...

North Korea says its diplomats were 'mugged' at New York airport

North Korea claims its UN diplomats were \"mugged\" at a New York airport, and had a diplomatic package forcibly confiscated by the police.
Pyongyang has blasted the U.S. over the incident, calling it an \"illegal and heinous act of provocation\", with tensions between two countries already at a high, over North Korea\'s detention of American citizens.
Yu Joonhee reports.
North Korea\'s state media said on Sunday that the regime\'s UN delegation had been \"robbed\" of a diplomatic package by U.S. officials at New York\'s JFK airport.
The North Korean diplomats were reportedly on their way back to Pyongyang after attending a UN conference on the rights of persons with disabilities.
The North branded the U.S. a \"lawless gangster state\" over the episode, and said the international community should seriously reconsider the suitability of New York City as the seat of the United Nations.
Department of Homeland Security spokesman David Lapan said on Sunday... that DHS agents did confiscate multiple items from three North Korean nationals, but said they were not accredited members of Pyongyang\'s Mission to the UN and had no diplomatic immunity.
The latest incident comes amid heightened tensions between North Korea and the U.S., following the release of an American student who was detained by the regime for nearly a year-and-a-half.
22-year old Otto Warmbier was returned to his family in the U.S. last week but remains in a comatose state, with many suspecting he underwent serious abuse while in captivity.
Yu Joonhee, Arirang News....

North Korea says its diplomats were 'mugged' at New York airport

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North Korea claims its UN diplomats were \"mugged\" at a New York airport, and had a diplomatic package forcibly confiscated by the police.
Pyongyang has blasted the U.S. over the incident, calling it an \"illegal and heinous act of provocation\", with tensions between two countries already at a high, over North Korea\'s detention of American citizens.
Yu Joonhee reports.
North Korea\'s state media said on Sunday that the regime\'s UN delegation had been \"robbed\" of a diplomatic package by U.S. officials at New York\'s JFK airport.
The North Korean diplomats were reportedly on their way back to Pyongyang after attending a UN conference on the rights of persons with disabilities.
The North branded the U.S. a \"lawless gangster state\" over the episode, and said the international community should seriously reconsider the suitability of New York City as the seat of the United Nations.
Department of Homeland Security spokesman David Lapan said on Sunday... that DHS agents did confiscate multiple items from three North Korean nationals, but said they were not accredited members of Pyongyang\'s Mission to the UN and had no diplomatic immunity.
The latest incident comes amid heightened tensions between North Korea and the U.S., following the release of an American student who was detained by the regime for nearly a year-and-a-half.
22-year old Otto Warmbier was returned to his family in the U.S. last week but remains in a comatose state, with many suspecting he underwent serious abuse while in captivity.
Yu Joonhee, Arirang News....

North Korea says its diplomats were 'mugged' at New York airport

North Korea is claiming its officials were \"mugged\"... and had a diplomatic package forcibly taken from them by U.S. authorities, at New York\'s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
North Korea\'s state media says the diplomats were returning from a Friday UN conference, on the rights of persons with disabilities, when the alleged incident took place.
The North branded the U.S. as a \"lawless gangster state\" over the episode... adding that the international community needed to seriously reconsider, whether New York City was a suitable host for the UN General Assembly.
The White House and the State Department had no immediate comment, although tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have risen sharply... after Pyongyang\'s release of American student Otto Warmbier, who was brought home in a coma....

North Korea says its diplomats were 'mugged' at New York airport

published:19 Jun 2017

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North Korea is claiming its officials were \"mugged\"... and had a diplomatic package forcibly taken from them by U.S. authorities, at New York\'s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
North Korea\'s state media says the diplomats were returning from a Friday UN conference, on the rights of persons with disabilities, when the alleged incident took place.
The North branded the U.S. as a \"lawless gangster state\" over the episode... adding that the international community needed to seriously reconsider, whether New York City was a suitable host for the UN General Assembly.
The White House and the State Department had no immediate comment, although tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have risen sharply... after Pyongyang\'s release of American student Otto Warmbier, who was brought home in a coma....

North Korea accuses US of 'mugging' its diplomats at JFK airport

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North Korea accuses US of 'mugging' its diplomats at JFK airport

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North Korea accuses America of \'mugging\' its diplomats of a package at JFK airport and says New York should no longer be the seat of the United Nations http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4615800/North-Korea-accuses-mugging-diplomats-JFK.html Previously: Fears Russian yacht & 3 crew seized by North Korea in Sea of Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0P_4v3Ka-o Visas for tourists going to North Korea are issued in ‘less than month’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLcwoBbch8w Kim Jong-un uses decoy vehicles to avoid assassination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxKxVY63LCc Otto Warmbier returns from North Korea with \'severe neurological injury\' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1YuVVyXIrY Dennis Rodman gives Kim Jong-un books; The Art of the Deal & Where’s Waldo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFSjKLSMBEo North Korean Soldier Defects by Walking Across Fortified DMZ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMCwC8vlg3U North Korea releases US citizen Otto Warmbier in medical evacuation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PtGhL8uxYA Dennis Rodman lands in North Korea for first time since election https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-oCREs1eXE Dennis Rodman - Basketball Diplomat to N. Korea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nio841zaS2o Dennis Rodman says Kim Jong-un is \'just like anybody else\' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GywNotr0TS0 North Korea responds to Trump\'s tweets with threat to nuke New York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK5KXlbSRLs North Korea missiles CAN reach US and \'will be fired IMMINENTLY’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHGzPypoubM North Korea could reportedly wreak ha...

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North Korea’s former deputy ambassador to the UK Thae Yong Ho has spoken to international reporters for the first time since he defected to South Korea last August.
The diplomat said more of his colleagues in Europe will defect.
Al Jazeera\'s Harry Fawcett reports from Seoul.
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N. Korea accuses U.S. of 'robbing' UN diplomats, Homeland Security says they were not diplomats

The worsening relationship between the U.S. and North Korea took another bizarre twist on Sunday.
Officials at New York\'s JFK International Airport confiscated several items from North Koreans claiming to be UN diplomats.
Pyongyang has described the incident as a \'literal mugging\' and called the U.S. \'a felonious and lawless gangster state.\'
Kwon Jang-Ho has the details.
The incident began as several North Korean nationals were attempting to return to Pyongyang from New York on Sunday.
According to North Korea\'s state media, they were UN diplomats on the way back from a UN conference on the rights of persons with disabilities, when authorities at John F. Kennedy Airport seized a package, and refused to give it back.
North Korea\'s state media went on to say that the North Koreans had been \'literally mugged\' and called it \'an illegal and heinous act of provocation.\'
A group of more than 20 police and U.S. Homeland Security officers were said to have been waiting for them at the boarding gate, and violently took away the package.
The report goes on to call the U.S. a lawless gangster state, and says the international community should re-consider holding international meetings in New York.
Later the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that they did indeed confiscate several media items and packages from 3 North Koreans, but said they were not accredited members of North Korea’s Mission to the U.N.
They had no diplomatic immunity and the package in question had no diplomatic protection from inspection.
The violent assault was reportedly started by the North Kore...

N. Korea accuses U.S. of 'robbing' UN diplomats, Homeland Security says they were not diplomats

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The worsening relationship between the U.S. and North Korea took another bizarre twist on Sunday.
Officials at New York\'s JFK International Airport confiscated several items from North Koreans claiming to be UN diplomats.
Pyongyang has described the incident as a \'literal mugging\' and called the U.S. \'a felonious and lawless gangster state.\'
Kwon Jang-Ho has the details.
The incident began as several North Korean nationals were attempting to return to Pyongyang from New York on Sunday.
According to North Korea\'s state media, they were UN diplomats on the way back from a UN conference on the rights of persons with disabilities, when authorities at John F. Kennedy Airport seized a package, and refused to give it back.
North Korea\'s state media went on to say that the North Koreans had been \'literally mugged\' and called it \'an illegal and heinous act of provocation.\'
A group of more than 20 police and U.S. Homeland Security officers were said to have been waiting for them at the boarding gate, and violently took away the package.
The report goes on to call the U.S. a lawless gangster state, and says the international community should re-consider holding international meetings in New York.
Later the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that they did indeed confiscate several media items and packages from 3 North Koreans, but said they were not accredited members of North Korea’s Mission to the U.N.
They had no diplomatic immunity and the package in question had no diplomatic protection from inspection.
The violent assault was reportedly started by the North Kore...

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North Korea says delegates it sent to a United Nations\' conference in New York were \"literally mugged\" by US authorities as they tried to leave John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday.
In a report published Sunday, Pyongyang\'s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) accused US Department

North Korea claims its UN diplomats were \"mugged\" at a New York airport, and had a diplomatic package forcibly confiscated by the police.
Pyongyang has blasted the U.S. over the incident, calling it an \"illegal and heinous act of provocation\", with tensions between two countries already at a high, o

North Korea is claiming its officials were \"mugged\"... and had a diplomatic package forcibly taken from them by U.S. authorities, at New York\'s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
North Korea\'s state media says the diplomats were returning from a Friday UN conference, on the rights of persons wit

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The worsening relationship between the U.S. and North Korea took another bizarre twist on Sunday.
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